Crew gets OK to build temporary batch plant

By Katie Collins Brush News-Tribune Staff Writer

Posted:
03/26/2013 09:31:28 AM MDT

Updated:
03/26/2013 09:31:56 AM MDT

The I-76 project is well underway and for chosen prime contractors Castle Rock Construction Company (CRCC), who plan to remove 233,554 square yards (or nearly 48 acres) of pavement, 475,326 cubic yards of dirt and put down 307,802 square yards of new shining concrete pavement, requiring 100,000 cubic yards of concrete, 150,000 tons of rock and sand and 27,000 tons of cement and flyash, setting up a temporary concrete batch plant proved a crucial step. The company recently purchased a 45 acre parcel of vacant land near the southeast corner of the Hospital Road/I-76 interchange outside of Brush and during a special session of the Brush City Council on March 18, a special use permit was approved to allow Castle Rock Construction to set up the concrete batch plant which will provide concrete for the I-76 construction between Fort Morgan and Brush, which will be active for the next two years. CRCC has also expressed an interest in removing a considerable amount of soil from the property for the I-76 project, submitting a site plan that depicts a hole approximately 10 acres in area and 16-18 feet deep, covering approximately 25 percent of the excavation site.According to City of Brush officials, given the short time frame for getting the batch plant permitted, this degree of excavation and soil removal is not being permitted with the Monday night application; however, removal of soil to level the site will be allowed through this permit. CRCC plans to locate their plant at the north end of the property and anticipate an average of 100 trucks loads per day will enter and leave the property, located just over 1,000 feet from the Brush Village subdivision.

Advertisement

The hours of operation for the plant will be 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, though they may need to work one Saturday per month in order to keep on schedule.If necessary, the Saturday hours of operation would be 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The only utility CRCC will need is water from the city and there is a city water main that goes to the existing hydrant on the property. Their application to the city also addressed dust control by watering on their haul routes on the site, as well as keeping a street sweeper on site to clear adjacent roads as necessary. Regarding signage, CRCC will be posting “Trucks Entering Roadway” signs on Hospital Road to alert drivers of the additional truck traffic this plant will generate in the area. CRCC will also post a business sign identifying the site at the entry to the property. After a review of the proposed site plan for the temporary facility, city staff and the Brush Fire Department added items to be modified including that the exit point from the site needs to be moved to the south in order to ensure adequate visibility due to the hump in Hospital Road. The Brush Fire Department also has requested the entry and exit for the property be improved with road base or similar all weather surface. They would also like to see a similar material around the existing fire hydrant to facilitate their ability to access the site, should services be necessary. City staff also recommended a few conditions to the special use permit which was approved in full with the following conditions: 1. That the permit is temporary and will be valid through December 31, 2014, with a one month extension of the permit being possible. 2. The burdens and benefits of the permit shall be deemed to be personal to the original applicant. 3. The batch plant shall not be located within 700 feet of a residence. 4. Hours of operation are limited to 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 5. All materials staged on the site must be setback a minimum of 50 feet from the power poles. 6. The Exit point from the site needs to be moved to the south in order to ensure adequate visibility due the Hospital Road ‘hump’. 7. The Fire Department is requesting the entry and exit for the property is improved with road base or similar all-weather surface and would like to see similar material around the existing hydrant. 8. Leveling of the existing site is permitted under this permit, however excavation of soil below an elevation of 4,240 is not permitted. CRCC must submit a final grading plan by April 30, 2013 for approval by city staff. 9. CRCC must maintain all required State of Colorado permits for this facility and must also comply with the control measures required by the State permit. 10. The site must be clear of all equipment, material and debris upon completion of the project. 11. All public improvements that are damaged during the operation of the temporary batching plant must be repaired or replaced within 30 calendar days of completion. 12. A letter of credit, sufficient to ensure restoration of the site to original or other substantially beneficial condition acceptable to the City, is required. Full restoration of the site shall be completed by November 1, 2015.

Article Comments

We reserve the right to remove any comment that violates our ground rules, is spammy, NSFW, defamatory, rude, reckless to the community, etc.

We expect everyone to be respectful of other commenters. It's fine to have differences of opinion, but there's no need to act like a jerk.

Use your own words (don't copy and paste from elsewhere), be honest and don't pretend to be someone (or something) you're not.

Our commenting section is self-policing, so if you see a comment that violates our ground rules, flag it (mouse over to the far right of the commenter's name until you see the flag symbol and click that), then we'll review it.